Lapho i-absinthe ivinjelwa eFrance, kwafunwa indawo yomoya, esekelwe ku-anise. Ngakho-ke igama elithi "Pastis" liyingxenye yegama elithi "pastís" (ingxube) nelithi "pastiche" (ukulingisa). Ukukhiqizwa kwenzeka ngotshwala, i-anise, i-liquorice kanye namakhambi nezinongo. Umthelela we-louche? I-milky cloudiness lapho amanzi engezwa, lokho okubizwa ngokuthi umphumela we-Louche, kwenzeka ngenxa yamafutha abalulekile e-Athenol. Amanzi engeziwe akhulula amafutha abembozwe ngaphambili otshwaleni futhi abufiphaze. Amanothi okunambitha:Umbala: Ophuzi ngotshani. Ikhala: Okubabayo, amanothi enkanyezi ye-anise, i-licorice, amakhambi. Ukunambitha: i-anise, i-licorice. Qeda: Iphunga elimnandi le-aniseed elihlala isikhathi eside.